Preludes and Variations: François-Frédéric Guy at Wigmore Hall

Von Frances Wilson, 10 November 2014

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““Brouillards” swathed the Wigmore audience in mist, yet the sound was never foggy”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Wigmore Hall, London, am 7 November 2014

Debussy, Préludes: Buch 2

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 32 in c-Moll, Op.111

François-Frédéric Guy, Klavier

A tale of two pianists: the HK Sinfonietta at La Roque

David Karlin, 22nd July

Yip Wing-sie and the HK Sinfonietta show admirable qualities in their Beethoven cycle. François-Frédéric Guy plays a splendid Third Piano Concerto but Anne Queffélec is disconnected from the orchestra in the Fourth.

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Powerful Chopin and commanding Beethoven from François-Frédéric Guy

Alexander Hall, 3rd October

With only the latest composition by Tristan Murail acting as a palate-cleanser, this was a recital by a leading French pianist that was full of Romantic power and passion in works by Chopin and Beethoven.

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Spectacular Vaughan Williams from the BBC SO and Ryan Wigglesworth

Roy Westbrook, 13th May

Will this centenary year yield a finer Vaughan Williams symphony performance than this account of the Fourth?

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Beethoven s'invite à Aix-en-Provence et ouvre le Festival de Pâques

François Jestin, 27th March

L’Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg et Alexandre Kantorow n’ayant finalement pas pu venir à Aix-en-Provence, c'est en trio que Renaud Capuçon a lui-même ouvert l'édition 2021 du festival aixois.

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Papavrami et Guy inégaux pour l'ouverture de Piano à Lyon

Augustin Javel, 16th September

Malgré l'annulation de Renaud Capuçon et Kit Armstrong, l'intégrale des sonates de Beethoven a bien lieu à Lyon avec Tedi Papavrami et François-Frédéric Guy. Retour sur le premier concert.

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Xavier Phillips and François-Frédéric Guy in Beethoven at Wigmore Hall

Zoltán Szabó, 6th July

A (nearly) complete set of Beethoven’s works for cello and piano from the French friends in London.

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Frances Wilson

A keen concert-goer, Frances is a pianist, piano teacher and blogger on pianism, music and culture.